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Men’s Greet ‘n Chat
by Michael Mahler
The new men’s monthly social week night group
is off to a great start! We will next be getting together on
Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 7 PM at Dominick’s, 123 E 12th St,
Erie PA. We will also be getting together on Thursday,
Dec. 27, location to be announced next issue. Hope
that you can join us for either/both get together! For
more info, contact Michael Mahler at (814) 456-9833
or email [email protected]
Womynspace getting together again
from Womynspace
The October Womynspace gathering brought
five women out to Chovy’s in Meadville. They plan
to continue getting together, with tentative plans for
another get-together in January and a Valentine’s event
in February. Information: contact: Jenn. Phone: (814)
673-5836. Visit http://womynspace.eriegaynews.
com.
The Justice League teamed up
at Halloween in Erie!
From left to right: Hawkman
(Daniel Thomas), Aquaman
(Levi), Wonder Girl (Mis‑
tress Vanitee), Ion (Erik),
Wonder Woman (Season),
Martian Manhunter (Jim),
Superman (Kevin Schultz),
Batman (Chris), Green Lan‑
tern (Gabriel), Green Arrow
(above) (Drew Cadispoti),
Cyborg (Troy), Black Ca‑
nary (Kimmie). More photos
on page 19 and on the EGN
website. Photo by Erica.
You’re Invited to Come on OUT!
by Brian
A new monthly social networking group for the
regional GLBT community is being launched Thursday,
Nov. 29, with a Trivia Night at the Zodiac Dinor, 2516
State St., Erie.
Come on OUT! offers the GLBT community
an opportunity to get together in a social setting, have
fun and make new friends. Trivia Night will run from
7-9 PM and the dinor will be open for this event only.
Desserts and beverages will be available for purchase.
Interested participants can bring their own team of
four or come solo and be paired up with others to form
teams of four. All teams will have a maximum of four
members, and prizes will be awarded to the winners.
In the coming months, Come on OUT! will be
sponsoring a variety of events. Possible activities include group movie nights, bowling, attending sporting
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In This Issue...
Calendar.......................................................6
EGN recognized by Food Bank..................9
On Stage......................................................10
Java Buzz......................................................10
National News Briefs..................................11
ENDA Commentary....................................13
PA Hate Crimes Law challenged.................13
Counting Your Blessings.............................14
In Memoriam: Ryan.....................................15
EGN’s Online contests................................16
World AIDS Day 2007..................................18
Out and About at Halloween.......................19
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Other ideas are always welcome from participants.
Come on OUT! and share your ideas.
For more information, call Brian at 1-888-749-7073
(toll free). Come on OUT! is being presented in cooperation with Erie Gay Pride, Inc., Erie’s new GLBT
community organization.
Charity Snowflake 5K Run/Walk
from Erie Runners Club
The fourth annual Charity Snowflake 5K Run/
Walk will take place this year on Saturday, Dec. 8, beginning at 10 AM at Presque Isle State Park. The race
course starts and ends in front of the Rotary Pavilion.
Sponsored by the Erie Runners Club and Silkscreen
Unlimited, this year’s event will benefit SafeNet, Greater
Erie Habitat for Humanity, L’Arche of Erie, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Erie and Muscular Dystrophy of
Erie. For further information about the Snowflake 5K
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SafeNet needs cell phones and
answering machines
from SafeNet
SafeNet: Domestic Violence Safety Network is in
need of used cell phones and working used answering
machines for use by our clients.
If you have these items and would like to donate, please take them to SafeNet, 1702 French Street,
Erie, PA.
Youngstown area mailing list
from Mahoning Pride Center
If you live in the Youngstown area, note that
the Youngstown Pride Center is now the Mahoning
Valley Pride Center. To get on their mailing list, send
a request to their new email address at [email protected]
Their mailings include information on GLBT
activities and events in the Youngstown-Warren area.
Farewell to the Roadhouse Theatre
By Michael Mahler
On Thursday, Nov. 15, the Roadhouse Theatre
for Contemporary Art closed after having been active
in the arts scene for almost 20 years. During that time,
they had presented quite a few GLBT themed works
and had been very supportive of the community. When
bad weather threatened the 2nd Pride Rally in 1999, the
Roadhouse was offered as a backup venue. The final
presentation at the Roadhouse was a showing of the
Rocky Horror Picture Show, a cult classic movie that
is beloved by many GLBT people. The Roadhouse will
be greatly missed!
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Nov 20 - Transgender Day of Remembrance Set
aside. www.gender.org/remember/day/
Nov 21 - Pre Thanksgiving Karaoke and Long Islands! at Trance Night Club 1607 Raspberry St, Erie,
PA. Join your friends, family, and DJ Zach for an amazing night out at Erie’s alternative karaoke nightspot!
It’s time to get your vocal on! Contact: Tim. Phone:
(814) 456-3027. Email: [email protected].
Browse to www.trancenightclub.com.
Nov 21 - Family Reunion at the Zone! 133 W 18th St,
Erie, PA) Everyone is coming home for the Thanksgiving Holiday! Catch up with old friends and family for
a Wednesday night of dancing and fun at the Zone!
Kitchen is open from 8 PM to 2 AM with 2-for-1 Wing
Madness! Happy Hour 9 PM -11 PM. Dance to your
favorite videos all night long! Phone: (814) 452-0125.
Browse to www.thezonedanceclub.com.
Nov 22 - Thanksgiving Day at the Zone! 133 W 18th
St, Erie, PA. We open at 8 PM. Join us for an after-
dinner drink and dance off all those extra calories!
Happy Thanksgiving from the Zone! Phone: (814)
452-0125. Browse to www.thezonedanceclub.com.
Nov 23 - Disco Party at Trance 1607 Raspberry St,
Erie, PA. 9 PM. Flashback to all your favorite disco
hits. Special performance by Buddy Dobson “Glow
sorcerer.” Disco Lemonade, drink specials, and free
Glowsticks! Happy hour 9 PM til 11 PM. Sound and
lighting by DJ Lori. Martini bar opens early at 4 PM!
(Rear Entrance) Contact: Tim. Phone: (814) 456-3027.
Email: [email protected]. Browse to www.
trancenightclub.com.
Nov 24 - Brokeback Bunkhouse Party- Boots and
Boxers Night at Zone Dance Club 133 W 18th St,
Erie, PA. Yee Haw! Back by popular demand! We want
to see what real cowboys wear under their Wranglers!
Guys-- wear cowboy shirts, boxers, long-johns, leather
chaps, and boots. Ladies-- get out your daisy-dukes and
bandanas for some boot-scootin’ fun! Don’t worry you
can leave yer’ wranglers on if yer’ a mite bit shy! Grab
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Zone Saloon for a night of two-steppin’ and FUN!
Save a Horse... Ride a Cowboy! Phone: (814) 452-0125.
Browse to www.thezonedanceclub.com.
Nov 27 - Men’s Greet ‘n Chat At Dominick’s, 123 E
12th St, Erie. 7 PM. Monthly week night social group
for gay/bi men. All are welcome! Contact: Michael
Mahler. Phone: (814) 456-9833. Email: [email protected]. Web: http://menspace.eriegaynews.
com.
Nov 29 - Come on OUT! New regional GLBT social
group, Trivia Night, 7-9 PM, Zodiac Dinor, 2516
State St. Everyone welcome. Contact Brian at (888)
749-7073.
Dec 1 - World AIDS Day See p. 18 for area events.
Dec 1 - Mahoning Valley Pride Center Holiday
Party (Youngstown) 6pm at Bears Den cabin in Mill
Creek Park, Youngstown OH. Info: (330)747-7433
Dec 2 - ‘The Recalling’ World AIDS Day Fundraiser at Trance Night Club 1607 Raspberry St, Erie, PA)
9 PM - 2 AM. Boxer Fashion show, guest performers,
DJ BlackCat, DJ Dart, DJ Dexter, and Live Musical
Guest “Trece.” Contact: Tim. Phone: (814) 456-3027.
Email: [email protected]. Browse to www.
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Dec 5 - SafeNet’s Annual Holiday Open House At
SafeNet, 1702 French St, Erie, PA. 4 PM - 7 PM. RSVP
to Kathy Clinger-Smith at (814) 455-1774 extension
249. Browse to www.safeneterie.org.
Dec 7 - Denise Russell Holiday Show at the Zone!
133 W 18th St, Erie, PA. Your Favorite funny lady is
back for a great Holiday Show! Get here early!... tables
fill up fast! Holiday humor, songs and FUN! Phone:
(814) 452-0125. www.thezonedanceclub.com.
Dec 8 - RETRO 80’s Flashback at Trance Night
Club 1607 Raspberry St, Erie, PA) 10 PM. Trivia and
chances to win cool prizes. Cut loose to the best of
80’s Music Videos. Get FUNKY and wild! You’ll be
Doin’ Da’Butt all night long with DJ Rob! Contact:
Tim. Phone: (814) 456-3027. Email: [email protected]. Web: www.trancenightclub.com.
Dec 9 - Rainbow Elders Christmas program (Buffalo) All your favorite holiday foods and friends.
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Christmas cards for Persons with AIDS. Come celebrate! Browse to www.thezonedanceclub.com.
Rainbow Elders is a social group for mature gay men and Dec 21 - Santa Baby! Diva’s Holiday Show! at
women and their friends. Info: Danny: 716-881-7234. Zone 133 W 18th St, Erie,. Stand in line because the
email: [email protected] Divas of the Zone are about to give you a Holiday
Dec 10 - RETRO 90’s Flashback at Trance Night kiss under the mistletoe! Did I see Miss Erie kissing
Club 1607 Raspberry St, Erie, PA. Dance to your favorite Santa Claus? Join us for a sexy night of entertain90’s Club and R&B dance hits. 90’s Trivia contest and ment, but get here early—tables fill up fast! : (814)
mini Flashback Drag Show with host Buffy Lynn Hayes. 452-0125. www.thezonedanceclub.com.
Prizes/Give-aways DJ Jason G keeps you on the floor Dec 22 - Jingle Bells - Zone’s Christmas Party!
with the hottest of the 90’s and today’s hits! Contact: Tim. 133 W 18th St, Erie, PA. The elves are done decoPhone: (814) 456-3027. Email: contact@trancenightclub. rating and it’s a North Pole Christmas at the Zone!
com. Browse to www.trancenightclub.com.
Santa Claus will be handing out gifts and surprises!
Dec 15 - Santa’s Naughty or Nice Underwear and Play a few Reindeer Games or try our special HoliPajama Party at Zone Dance Club, 133 W 18th St, day Shots, and dance the night away on our Video
Erie, PA. Santa Claus is coming to the ZONE! Show Dance floor! Join your friends and Santa’s Elves for
Santa how Naughty or Nice you have been this year by a night of dancing and fun! Did I hear sleigh bells
wearing FUN Christmas boxers, Hot underwear, Sexy up on the Zone roof ? Happy Holidays from everylingerie, or warm fuzzy PJ’s! Santa will be handing out one at the Zone! Phone: (814) 452-0125. Browse to
gifts to those that participate and coal to those who don’t! http://www.thezonedanceclub.com.
Show off your Big Package and come be a Ho Ho Ho! Dec 22 - Naughty or Nice at Trance Night Club
Show Santa how bad you have been! - Happy Holidays and Oasis Patio/Martini Bar 1607 Raspberry St,
from everyone at the ZONE! Phone: (814) 452-0125. Erie. 10 PM. We’re bringing back Host Jamie Lynn
and Akashia for a show featuring the FINEST in local drag entertainment. Dare play Jamie’s “Naughty
or Nice” contest? Prizes and tons of laugher and
fun! Don’t miss out on this spectacular holiday
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[email protected]. Browse to www.
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Dec 24 - Twas the Night before Christmas
College night at Trance Trance Night Club and
provide access to testing, education,
Oasis Patio/Martini Bar, 1607 Raspberry St, Erie,
and medical, financial, and supportive services to
PA. Drag show and Dance Party. Performance by
those infected with HIV/AIDS in Northwest Pa. With
your favorite house cast with special guest performClinics in Erie, Warren, Clarion, Clearfield, Seneca,
ers. Contact: Tim. Phone: (814) 456-3027. Email:
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ists. Support Groups are also offered- please contact
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24 - Christmas Eve at the Zone! 133 W 18th
For more information, contact:
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Erie Office: 1001 State St. Suite 703
for some fun! We open at 8pm - Zone kitchen is
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open till 2 AM! - 2 for 1 Wing Madness! Phone: (814)
814-456-8849 or 1-800-400-2437
452-0125. Browse to www.thezonedanceclub.com.
Dec 25 - Christmas Day at the Zone! 133 W 18th
Clarion Office: 15870 Route 322
Suite 2 Clarion, PA 16214
St, Erie.We will be open at 8:00 for a relaxing night
with friends and family. (Or a chance to slip away
814-764-6066 or 1-800-359-2437
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Dec 27 - Men’s Greet ‘n Chat (LOCATION TBA) 7
PM. Monthly week night social group for gay/bi men.
All are welcome! Contact: Michael Mahler. Phone:
(814) 456-9833. Email: [email protected].
Browse to http://menspace.eriegaynews.com.
Dec 31 - ‘Crystal Ball’ at Trance Night Club and
Oasis Patio/Martini Bar 1607 Raspberry St, Erie.
8 PM. Countdown your 2008 at Alternative Erie’s
BIGGEST and HOTTEST Premier Party Spot! DJ
Jason G spins this year’s countdown with the BEST
of 2007’s dance hits with funky flashbacks! Ice
Luge – Champagne – Party Favors – Free Food Buffet – Prizes Give aways – and more! Doors open
at 8 PM so get here early!! Phone: (814) 456-3027.
Email: [email protected]. Web: www.
trancenightclub.com.
Dec 31 - Zone’s New Years Eve Blast! Zone Dance
Club, 133 W 18th St, Erie. Celebrate the New Year with
your friends at our last big BLAST of the year!... and
you know we know how to throw a party! Join us for
Erie’s Biggest Gay New Year’s Eve Blast! Champagne
toast! Buffet! Party Favors! Countdown on the Video
Dancefloor! We’ll be popping corks at midnight - to
toast in the new year, new friends, and new fun for
2008 at the ZONE! - Thank you and Happy New
Year from your friends at the ZONE! Phone: (814)
452-0125. Browse to www.thezonedanceclub.com.
Jan 19- Dance with Rainbow Elders and Lesbian
Women’s Social Group (Buffalo) At Unity Church
1243, Delaware Ave., 9PM-2AM, admission $6. No
Alcohol. Pop, snacks, Chinese Auction, DJ Dancing.
Info: Danny: 716-881-7234.
The Second Harvest Food Bank presented a Bread Board
of Honor Award on October 17 at Second Harvest’s an‑
nual luncheon. The award was presented to recognize the
wonderful generosity of the people who donated food at this
year’s Pride Picnic. We all pitched in to help our community!
‑ Mike Mahler
Tuesday,
November 27th
at 7 PM
Greet ‘n Chat
Men’s
at
Dominick’s
Eatery
123 E. 12th St, Erie, PA
Monthly week night social group
for gay/bi men. All are welcome!
Contact: Michael Mahler. Phone:
814.456.9833. Email:
[email protected].
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Selected performances of possible interest to GLBT audiences.
Nov 25 - Tegan & Sara Cleveland, OH House Of
Blues www.hob.com www.teganandsara.com/
Dec 8 - Renaissance City Choirs 2007 Holiday
Concert 2007 at East Liberty Presbyterian Church
(ELCP), Pittsburgh www.rccpittsburgh.org
Dec 15-16 - North Coast Men’s Chorus presents
“Swingle Bells” in Lakewood OH at Lakewood Civic
Auditorium. Holiday classics with a jazzy beat.
Jan 3 - Rufus Wainwright in Pittsburgh. Rufus will
be performing solo. Opener: Lucy Wainwright Roche.
Carnegie Music Hall www.rufuswainwright.com/
Jan 25-26 - Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus presents
“The Proud and the Passionate” in Buffalo at UU
Church of Buffalo (1/25) and Temple Beth Zion
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National News Briefs
by Bob
Phelps’ Church Found Liable in
Funeral Protest
A jury has ordered the anti-gay Westboro Baptist
Church of Rev. Fred Phelps to pay $10.9 million in
damages to relatives of a U.S. Marine who died in Iraq
after church members cheered at his funeral.
Church members have been staging demonstrations at military funerals throughout the country,
saying the soldiers’ deaths are God’s punishment of
America for tolerating homosexuality. The family of
Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder sued the church
after Phelps and his followers demonstrated at his 2006
funeral in Maryland with signs saying “You’re going to
hell” and “God hates you.”
The federal jury determined the church, based
in Topeka, KS, and three of its principals invaded the
privacy of the dead man’s family and inflicted emotional distress.
Albert Snyder, the Marine’s father, testified that
his son was not gay, but the church targeted the military
as a symbol of America’s tolerance of gays. Matthew
Snyder died in combat in Iraq in March 2006.
The jury awarded Snyder’s family $2.9 million
in compensatory damages plus $8 million in punitive
damages in the first civil suit against the church, which
has demonstrated at some 300 military funerals the
past two years.
“I hope it’s enough to deter them from doing
this to other families. It was not about the money.
It was about getting them to stop,” said Snyder, of
York, PA.
The church is headed by Rev. Phelps and most
of its members are part of his extended family. The
church is not affiliated with any religious denomination.
“It will take the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals a
few minutes to reverse this silly thing,” Phelps said.
His daughter and co-defendant, Shirley PhelpsRoper, vowed to continue protesting military funerals
and called the court’s decision a blow against free
speech.
Five-Star Gay Hotel Opens in
Buenos Aires
Latin America’s first five-star gay hotel has
opened in Buenos Aires, an increasingly popular destination on the worldwide gay tourist circuit.
The hotel, located near the historic San Telmo
neighborhood of the Argentine capital, is the second
of its kind developed by the Axel Corp. of Spain, which
opened a five-star, 66-room gay hotel in Barcelona in
2003.
“Like any other business, we have economic
objectives,” general manager Nacho Rodriguez said.
But “we’re also about fighting to help the normalization
and acceptance of gays in society.”
He said the hotel was designed to be open and
airy.
“Many gay hotels and places are closed off and
can’t be seen from the street,” Rodriguez said. “We
wanted our hotel to be open and visible. Why should
we try and hide ourselves?”
The hotel’s top floor features a glass-bottomed
pool that draws visitors’ gazes upward as they enter
the breezy lobby.
The 48-room hotel is “hetero-friendly,” company
officials say, noting about a quarter of the Barcelona
hotel guests are heterosexual and predicting a similar
pattern in Buenos Aires.
In recent years, Buenos Aires has vied with Rio
de Janeiro for the title of South America’s “gay capital.”
In September, Buenos Aires played host to the first
international gay “World Cup” soccer championship.
In 2002, the predominantly catholic city became the
first capital in Latin America to legalize same-sex civil
unions.
Another Republican Caught in Gay
Sex Scandal
Another Republican politician has resigned from
office amid a gay sex scandal. Washington State Representative Richard Curtis, who represents the southwest
portion of the state, resigned from office after accusing
a man of trying to extort $1,000 from him. The other
man says it was a payment for sex.
Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Steinmetz says
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it will take weeks to decide the exact facts in the case
and whether or not any charges will be filed. Meanwhile,
Republican leaders will choose a successor for Curtis to
serve in the Legislature until the 2008 election.
In a statement, Curtis said, “Today I submitted
my letter of resignation to Governor Gregoire effective
immediately. While I believe we’ve done some good
and helped a lot of people during the time I served in
the Legislature, events that have recently come to light
have hurt a lot of people. I sincerely apologize for any
pain my actions may have caused.
“This has been damaging to my family, and I
don’t want to subject them to any additional pain that
might result from carrying out this matter under the
scrutiny that comes with holding public office,” he
said.
Police reports say that Curtis told police he was
the victim in an extortion attempt by Cody Castagna
at a Spokane hotel.
Castagna told police that Curtis agreed to pay
him $1,000 for sex and also said Curtis purchased two
gay pornographic films for them to watch in his room.
Curtis has denied having sex with Castagna.
Curtis, who is married and has children, was
elected to the Washington House of Representatives in
2004 and has voted against gay rights legislation.
First Openly Gay Judge Appointed
in Ohio
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland’s appointment of
a new judge in Montgomery County has made state
history.
Former Dayton City Commissioner Mary Wiseman’s appointment to the Common Pleas Court makes
her the first openly gay judge in Ohio. She is replacing
Judge John Kessler who is retiring.
Wiseman, 45, says she’s proud if the gay community sees her as a role model and says she believes
the rest of society can grow more comfortable about
gays and lesbians in public office.
Gov. Strickland, a Democrat, says he’s happy if
he broke a barrier, while noting that he made his choice
because of Wiseman’s qualifications.
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U.S. House Passes NonDiscrimination Bill
Reaction has been mixed to passage in the U.S.
House of Representatives of the Employment NonDiscrimination Act (ENDA). The bill passed on a vote
of 235 to 184 and marks the first time either chamber
of Congress has passed employment protections based
on sexual orientation.
“Today, we witnessed the making of civil rights
history in the U.S. House of Representatives by the
passing of ENDA,” Human Rights Campaign President
Joe Solmonese said. “This vote by Congress is an important step at ensuring that millions of gay and lesbian
Americans will never again have to go to work in fear
of losing their jobs because of who they are.”
However Matt Foreman, executive director of
the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Inc., saw
the vote in a different light.
“We are deeply disappointed that House leadership decided to ignore the position of a vast majority
of LGBT organizations, ignore the legal assessment
that this bill may not even provide adequate protections
for gays, lesbians and bisexuals, and ignore the fact
that this vote might make it more difficult to persuade
members of Congress to support a fully inclusive bill in
the future,” he said. The bill does not include protection
for transgender people.
“We are also disappointed that House leadership
forced many members of its own caucus to choose
between voting for a bill not supported by most in the
LGBT community, or voting against a civil rights bill,
Foreman said. “This entire process has been painful,
divisive and unnecessary. And worst of all, we went
through all of this on behalf of a bill that the President
has already said he would veto.”
Foreman went on to say, “We are relieved this
episode is behind us, and starting right now we are going to pick up where we were six weeks ago—namely,
working to pass into law in 2009 the ENDA our entire
community wants and deserves.”
Rep. Phil English of Erie voted in favor of final
passage of the bill, after first voting in favor of a failed
attempt to recommit the bill back to committee. Rep.
John Peterson of Pleasantville voted against ENDA.
The Senate must now act on ENDA before it
can become law. Sen. Edward Kennedy has said he
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will “move swiftly” to introduce a similar measure and
observers believe it has a good chance of passing early
next year, especially if it is worded correctly.
If passed, the bill, which President Bush has indicated he will veto, would make it illegal for an employer
“to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual,
or otherwise discriminate against any individual with
respect to the compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment of the individual, because of such
individual’s actual or perceived sexual orientation.”
Currently, only 19 states, Washington, D.C. and
some municipalities (including Erie County) have laws
barring such discrimination. Federal law only bars discrimination based on race, religion, ethnicity, sex, age,
disability and pregnancy.
ENDA Votes at a glance
A list of how area representatives voted. Y (yes) means
they voted in favor of ENDA, N (No) means they voted
against it.
Pennsylvania
Rep. Philip English (R-3) .................................Y
Rep. Jason Altmire (D-4) .................................Y
Rep. John Peterson (R-5) ................................ N
New York
Rep. Brian Higgins (D-27) ..............................Y
Rep. Randy Kuhl (R-29) ..................................Y
Ohio
Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-14) ...................... N
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-17) . ....................................Y
ENDA Commentary
by Jake Kaskey
Equality Advocates
On November 7, the United States House
passed the Employment Non-Discrimination
Act (ENDA) that would protect people from discrimination in the workplace based on their sexual
orientation. The House passed the measure by a
vote of 235-184. While we are disappointed that
ENDA did not include protections for transgender
people, it is still quite great that such a great number of Representatives voted in favor of fairness
and against discrimination in the workplace.
Equality Advocates Pennsylvania, working
together with organizations and individuals across
the state, worked to educate all Pennsylvania
members of Congress on the need for LGBT
inclusive non-discrimination laws. Thanks to all
of your calls, emails and other efforts, fifteen of
Pennsylvania’s nineteen House members voted in
favor of this important bill, including four Republicans: Rep. Phil English, as well as Representatives
Gerlach, Dent, and Platt. Please take a moment to call
Rep. English to thank him for his vote! You can reach his
office at (814) 456-2038. It is just as important to
thank legislators for their votes in support of our
community as it is to continue educating those who
aren’t always voting with us on these issues.
With strong Republican support for nondiscrimination legislation nationally, both in Erie
and statewide, we are looking forward to working
with State Republication Senators and Representatives to pass HB 1400 and SB 761.
PA Hate Crimes law challenged
As this issue of EGN is being prepared,
the Pennsylvania Hate Crimes law is being challenged.
We will have print coverage in our next
issue. In the meantime, we will have updates in
the website version of this edition. Visit www.
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Counting Your Blessings
Rev. Richard A. Moyer
Pastor Community United Church
Almost everyone I’ve talked to recently has expressed surprise that we are so close to Thanksgiving
Day. All of a sudden, Halloween is but a memory and
Thanksgiving is at hand! Maybe it’s because the fall
season here in Erie seemed, this year, to arrive sluggishly. The trees stayed greener longer and the colored
leaves are clinging to the trees, even now, at the beginning of November. A glance at the calendar, though,
jolts us back to the reality that Thanksgiving is only a
few days away.
Even though I could use a few more months to
get prepared for all that happens in the church between
Thanksgiving and Christmas, I’m glad that the end of
the year holidays are here.
Like most of you, I have wonderful memories of
Thanksgiving Days spent with family and friends.
My childhood Thanksgivings were wonderful
experiences of dinner at my grandmother’s house far
up in the Pocono Mountains of Eastern Pennsylvania.
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My cousins and I would gather to try to think up all
kinds of crazy things we could do together after the
big meal and before the early darkness settled in. We
usually had just enough snow to sled down the side of
the mountain.
Memories are just one important part of our
Thanksgiving celebration. This is a national holiday that
gives us all a chance to reflect on the blessings of close
friendships, material blessings and the great experiences
that come with the richness that life brings. That which
we have taken for granted throughout the rest of the
year can now be counted among our very special blessings, if we take the time to be truly thankful.
We have always known that counting one’s
blessing is a key element to happiness, well being and
wholeness. That has been acknowledged by the religious
and philosophical communities for hundreds of years.
In the Gospels, for example, Jesus clearly teaches the
value of finding happiness and joy in the simplest
gifts of life.
Now, as well, scientific research has concluded
fascinating facts about gratitude and its effects on human fullness. And, of course, it is not surprising to
many of us that their conclusions are that the people
whom they determined lived with an attitude of gratitude, exercised more regularly, reported fewer physical
ailments, felt better about their lives as a whole and were
more optimistic about their futures.
It was even determined that participants in the
evaluation who were more positive in their thinking and
life style were more likely to have made progress toward
important personal goals (academic, interpersonal and
health-based) over a two-month period that those who
were judged to have a less positive attitude when it came
to being thankful.*
So, Thanksgiving is not only a Day; it is a way
of life. To remember all the good in our lives and to
be thankful for all blessings we have, great and small,
can have a positive effect on our lives.
May each of you have a Happy and Blessed
Thanksgiving as you are with the closest of family
and friends, and as you remember that life is a gift for
which to give thanks!
(*) Information taken from “Highlights from the
Research Project on Gratitude and Thanksgiving,” by
Robert A. Emmons & Michael E. McCullough.
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In Memoriam: Ryan
Going back in time, it would be priceless wouldn't
it? To go back to times where we only cared about
whose turn it was on the see-saw, or where we got our
first car, or who our first puppy love was. Love, it takes
on so many masks, its so hard to find the real thing
and sometimes when you do, you never know until its
taken from you.
Three years ago, going on four, I met a boy at
a watch stand. He was wearing black pinstripes and a
button down shirt, sleeves rolled up, a silver watch and
a beautiful smile. The first thing he said to me was "you
need a hair cut." At that point I knew I had just made
a friend. Time passed, he moved from Pittsburgh to
New York to Erie but still managed to keep in touch
on line. As time went by we lost touch.
Fate just wouldn't allow that.
My friend Rob invited me out to Images in
Pittsburgh. His boyfriend's friends, Jenn and Brad were
there. Just like that, there was the infamous watch stand
boy. We conversed and for the first time, I was brave.
I asked him out and he laughed at me. We hung out
several times. Then one Thursday night, I remember it
like it was yesterday, he sang My Girlfriend by Avenue
Q at Karaoke. After the song, he hung up his mic and
looked at me and said "Just so you know you are my
boy friend."
Who could ask for more?
Life ... You remember everything clear as day.
The fun moments and the saddest moments of your
entire life. Memories, love, life locked in time forever.
He was the world to so many people and he had
no idea. No idea that his smile could brighten a room,
that he could turn a boring Monday into a mega touch
showdown. To chase people out of the bar by playing
"bad music" that we have all grown very fond of, Liza,
Avenue Q, Barbra S, Frank Sinatra, Rent... Without him,
Pittsburgh would not have show tunes at karaoke.
He brought his friends together, connected all
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as one. He did it with a smile and a tune
To take back time, to take back an ending, to
take it back.
A lasting impression left on so many people.
Now a mere footprint in time. I can honestly say that
the little dash between his mark of birth and his mark
of eternal happiness is a big one.
Yes, he is no longer with us, but born in our
hearts, he has left a little piece of him with us.
People come into our lives for a reason, bringing
something we must learn.
He taught us so much in the years he was with
us. Most importantly he taught us to be ourselves, no
exceptions and no questions asked.
I know I am who I am today because I knew
you.
He's a son, a brother, a cousin, a nephew, a
friend, a lover.
A life locked in time forever.
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World AIDS Day 2007
By Fran Reinsel
SHOUT OUTREACH/Gaudenzia
How many years has World AIDS Day been
observed? What have we learned and where are we
going? As we look back on the last 25 years, we have
come a long way, baby. The year 2007 brings new and
better treatment regimes. New medications are passed
quickly by the FDA to help sustain those lives. People
living with this disease have gone back to work and
have resumed living.
On the down side, the infection continues to
rise among Black and Hispanic men and women. The
youth of our gay population has not kept up with the
reality of the disease and their infection rate is rising.
As providers, we have to deal with the lack of funding
to outreach to these specific populations.
As we observe Dec. 1 as World AIDS Day, let
us as a community reach out to our family and friends
and tell someone about the risk of HIV infection.
Encourage those you know and love to get tested. The
theme of World AIDS Day is “LEADERSHIP STOP
AIDS.” We can all be leaders in our own way to help
increase awareness about HIV/AIDS
SHOUT OUTREACH and Gaudenzia, Erie,
Inc. encourages all people from all communities to
attend a World AIDS Day event. These are the events
that have already been scheduled. The WORLD AIDS
DAY church services include:
Greater Calvary Full Gospel Baptist Church Youth
conferences on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 9 am at 2624 German St.
Abundant Life Church Ministries—Church Services at 7pm Dec. 1 followed by a Spaghetti Dinner
at E. 8th and Parade Street
San Juan Methodist Church—Dec. 1 at 7 pm. 1430
Buffalo Road. There will be a Health Fair from 5 –
7PM, which will include a part of the AIDS Quilt,
followed by a Worship Service of Remembrance at
7PM with a guest speaker. The Service will be bilingual for our Hispanic guests. Refreshments will be
served afterwards. This year we are combining the
efforts of four churches to hold this event, Simpson,
Cascade, Henderson, and San Juan United Methodist
Churches.
Trance Dance Club at 1611 Raspberry St., Dec. 2,
at 9 pm—the Tree of Hope and an Entertainment
Program, “The Recalling,” beginning at 11 PM by Tom
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Lee. Refreshments by SHOUT OUTREACH. A $2
cover charge at the door to cover costs.
Mount St. Benedict at 6101 East Lake Road on Dec.
3 at 7 pm. Remembrance Service by the Benedictine
Sisters
The Mental Health Association at 1101 Peach Street
on Dec. 4 at 10:30 am, a World AIDS Day Prayer
Service.
JFK Center 2021 Buffalo Road at 6 pm, a World AIDS
Day program presented by the Youth Department.
Marsha Hall Learning Center Harbor Homes Administration Building at 1841 East 18th Street at1:30
pm—“Remembering the Spirit of Julia”
SHOUT OUTREACH welcomes all who would
like to attend any of the public events. Events at Community House, Gaudenzia Erie, SCI Cambridge Springs,
and SCI Albion are not open to the public. For further
information, please call Steve at 814-459-4775. At San
Juan Methodist Church, The Mental Health Assoc., JFK
and The Marsha Hall Center, free and confidential HIV
testing will be available using the Oral Swab.
Chautauqua County events
SUNY Fredonia’s student group, S.T.E.P.S. (Students Teaching Equals Positive Sexuality), is planning
activities to benefit Malawi Children’s Village (MCV)
Foundation, a community based program providing
care for over 2500 AIDS orphans and vulnerable children in Malawi, Africa. All proceeds from the following
will go to MCV:
Thursday November 29 - JAMNESTY Concert
at BJ’s Bar in Fredonia.
Saturday December 1 - AIDS Walk, police
escorted through Fredonia, ending at the Williams
Center at the campus. This is the major event in the
series of activities. (See www.fredoniasteps.org for
more information.)
On Monday December 3, there will be an AIDS
Walk Memorial in SUNY Fredonia Williams Center ALL DAY (balloon releasing, statistics, etc.)
For information about MCV, see www.malawichildrensvillage.com/index.html
Venango County
For information on Venango County events,
contact Roxanne at (814) 677-2757 or thelatonia@
verizon.net
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Out and About at Halloween
Photos from Halloween parties at Trance and the Zone. Top row from left: Lou, Bruce and Tony, Delanie and Gabe. Second row:
Lori Wescoat and Alexis Tate, Jennifer and Erin, Tira and Tom. Third row: Ben and David, Liz Taylor circa 1050, Jeff. More
photos at the EGN website. Photos by James von Loewe.
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